Australian Defence Force Investigative Service

The Australian Defence Force Investigative Service (ADFIS) is the body responsible for complex and major investigations involving the Australian Defence Force. The ADFIS conducts investigations of serious incidents and crimes involving persons subject to Defence Force Discipline Act jurisdiction. The ADFIS is a 'tri-service' unit and is manned by 150 members of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force. It was established in 2007 and is headquartered in Canberra. The ADFIS is commanded by the Provost Marshal ADF who reports directly to the Chief of the Defence Force.

History

The ADFIS was established after a specific recommendation of the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Reference Committee from the report ‘The Effectiveness of Australia’s Military Justice System’ released in 2005. in April 2006, the position of the Provost Marshal of the Australian Defence Force directly under the Chief of the Defence Force was established and the Defence Investigative Capability Audit found the need for a tri-service investigative capability. In October 2006 the Chief of the Defence Force and Service Chiefs agreed to the formation of the ADFIS from the unification of personnel from the policing and investigative capabilities of each Service.

The ADFIS is the unification of the separate policing capabilities of each of the three services, but each service still maintains its own capabilities. The Royal Australian Navy maintains the Naval Police Coxswain branch with NPC postings on HMA ships and shore establishments. The Army maintains the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police which include general duties police members. The Royal Australian Air Force maintains the Air Force Police (formerly Security Police) which also includes general duties police members.

Members of ADFIS are known as 'Investigators' rather than 'agents' but still hold a rank within the Defence Force.

References

"Australian Defence Force Investigative Service Fact Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-17.
"ADF Investigative Service open for business" (Press release). The Hon. Dr Mike Kelly Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-17.

External links

Department of Defence MIlitary Justice Reform
Department of Defence REPORT ON THE FINDINGS OF THE INVESTIGATION OF MEDIA ALLEGATIONS THAT DEFENCE STAFF INVESTIGATED THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE

Law enforcement in Australia

Police agencies	Australian Capital Territory Policing Australian Federal Police New South Wales Police Force Northern Territory Police Queensland Police Service South Australia Police Tasmania Police Victoria Police Western Australia Police

Federal authorities	Australian Border Force Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Australian Crime Commission Australian Hi-Tech Crime Centre Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service Australian Securities and Investments Commission Australian Defence Force Investigative Service Australian Taxation Office Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Commonwealth Ombudsman Australian Communications and Media Authority Royal Australian Corps of Military Police

Regional authorities	Corruption and Crime Commission (WA) Crime and Corruption Commission (Qld) Independent Commission Against Corruption (NSW) New South Wales Crime Commission Police Integrity Commission (NSW) Office of Police Integrity (Vic) Victorian Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission (Vic) Gold Stealing Detection Unit (WA)

Topics	Crime in Australia Terrorism in Australia Mass surveillance in Australia

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